Author: G. W. v LeitnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Results of a tour in "Dardistan, Kashmir, little Tibet, Ladak, Zanskar etc." by G. W. Leitner
Literature of Travel and Exploration
Author: Jennifer SpeakePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135456631
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1425
Book Description
Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.
Literature of Travel and Exploration: G to P
Author: Jennifer SpeakePublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781579584245
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.
Ethnography
Author: Jervoise Athelstane BainesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caste
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Ethnography (Castes and Tribes)
Author: Athelstane BainesPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3112383885
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Famous Western Expolorers to Ladakh
Author: Prem Singh JinaPublisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173870316
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This Study Is Intended To Collect At One Place The Experiences Of The Explorers Who Have Done Remarkable Work, And Cover The Information Gap Regarding The Natives, Their Culture, Socio-Economic Activities, And Problems And Prospects Of This Fascinating Area.
Trübner's American and oriental literary record
Author: Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record
Author: Nicolas TrübnerCatalogue of Books on the Languages of Asia, Australia, Africa, Turkey, Etc., Etc., on Sale by Luzac and Co. ...
Author: Luzac & Co. (London, England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the University of Edinburgh
Author: Edinburgh University LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1424
Book Description